1. David Kinley was a Scotland-born economist who worked in the United States.
12 Facts About David Kinley
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David Kinley was head of the department of economics of the University of Illinois and later president of the university.
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David Kinley emigrated to the United States with his family in 1872.
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David Kinley received his early education at Phillips Andover Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, and from there went to Yale University where he graduated in 1884.
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David Kinley then became principal of North Andover High School for six years.
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David Kinley accompanied Ely to the University of Wisconsin where he received his PhD in 1893.
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David Kinley was head of the department of economics until 1915.
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David Kinley became vice-president of the University of Illinois, then acting president, and finally, in 1920, president.
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David Kinley served with the Illinois Industrial Insurance Company and the Illinois Tax Commission.
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David Kinley was an envoy on the governments behalf to various international conferences, and was a member of numerous committees.
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David Kinley's publications include The Independent Treasury of the United States, his doctoral dissertation, and a report to the Comptroller of the Currency on The Use of Credit Paper in Our Currency, published in the Report of the Comptroller for the year 1896.
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David Kinley died in 1931 in Hong Kong while accompanying Kinley on a professional trip.